Main article: United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2010
See also: United States Senate elections, 2010
Incumbent Democrat Byron Dorgan was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term but announced in January 2010 that he would not seek reelection, citing his desire to retire and pursue other interests outside of public life.[1]Tracy Potter, a state senator representing Bismarck,[2] won the Democratic-NPL primary while incumbent GovernorJohn Hoeven won the Republican primary and Keith Hanson, a software engineer from West Fargo,[3] won the Libertarian primary.[4] On November 2, 2010, Hoeven won the general election in a landslide with 76.08% of the vote.
United States Senate election in North Dakota, 2010[5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
John Hoeven
181,689
76.08%
+44.36%
Democratic-NPL
Tracy Potter
52,955
22.17%
-46.11%
Libertarian
Keith Hanson
3,890
1.63%
N/A
Total votes
238,534
100.00%
N/A
Republicangain from Democratic-NPL
House of Representatives[]
Main article: United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2010
See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010
Incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy, who had represented North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives since 1993, ran for re-election and was defeated by Republican nominee Rick Berg, a state representative from Fargo.[6]
United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2010[7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Rick Berg
129,802
54.74%
Democratic-NPL
Earl Pomeroy (incumbent)
106,542
44.93%
Write-in
793
0.33%
Total votes
237,137
100.00%
Republicangain from Democratic-NPL
Statewide constitutional offices[]
Secretary of State[]
2010 North Dakota Secretary of State election
← 2006
November 2, 2010
2014 →
Nominee
Alvin Jaeger
Corey Mock
Party
Republican
Democratic-NPL
Popular vote
145,882
87,519
Percentage
62.44%
37.46%
Secretary of State before election
Alvin Jaeger Republican
Elected Secretary of State
Alvin Jaeger Republican
Incumbent Republican Alvin Jaeger ran for re-election to a sixth term as North Dakota Secretary of State and defeated a challenge from Democratic nominee Corey Mock, a state representative from Grand Forks.[8] Jaeger was endorsed by the Grand Forks Herald[9] while Mock was endorsed by The Bismarck Tribune[10] and the AFL–CIO.[11] During the campaign, Jaeger faced criticism over his office's mishandling of a candidate's campaign filings which resulted in them being mistakenly omitted from the June 8 primary election ballot.[12]
North Dakota Secretary of State election, 2010[13]
2010 North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner election
← 2006
November 2, 2010
2014 →
Nominee
Doug Goehring
Merle Boucher
Party
Republican
Democratic-NPL
Popular vote
157,867
74,143
Percentage
67.98%
31.93%
Agriculture Commissioner before election
Doug Goehring Republican
Elected Agriculture Commissioner
Doug Goehring Republican
Incumbent Republican Doug Goehring ran for election to his first full term as North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner and defeated a challenge from Democratic nominee Merle Boucher, the Democratminority leader of the North Dakota House of Representatives from Rolette.[16]
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner election, 2010[17]
Incumbent Republican Cory Fong ran for re-election to a second term as North Dakota Tax Commissioner and defeated challenges from Democratic nominee Cynthia Kaldor, a businesswoman and former member of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education from Mayville,[18] and Libertarian nominee Richard Flattum-Riemers.